Beastmaster of the Ages - Chapter 7155

Chapter 7066: What…what?

At the same time, the flashes of swords and shadows erupting from the ‘Painting Universe’ also enveloped the white-haired Jiang Feiling’s clone.

She held a spear high in one hand and clenched her smooth fist in the other.

*Whoosh*—a

semi-transparent white jade millstone appeared before the white-haired Jiang Feiling, its power like a simulated black hole, directly grinding away and dissolving the countless attacks of the Painting Saint Emperor into stardust!

On both offense and defense, the Painting Saint Emperor was suppressed by only one Jiang Feiling clone!

This result far exceeded the Painting Saint Emperor’s expectations!

Therefore, the Painting Saint Emperor could only barely withstand the white-haired Jiang Feiling’s onslaught, barely managing to preserve his own life.

At this moment, the surrounding Heavenly Venerable experts, seeing this scene, also began to feel utterly hopeless.

“It’s over, we’re still going to be slaughtered, the Painting Saint Emperor can’t help us escape…”

“Where did these Divine Ruins Clan women come from?!” Many people roared in despair.

As time passed, fewer and fewer of the Emperor’s Army’s powerful warriors were killed. From the initial three thousand against Zi Zhen and his eleven companions, the eleven remained, but the three thousand had dwindled to less than a thousand!

The Holy Emperor of Painting struggled to hold out against his opponents, forced to watch helplessly as Zi Zhen and the other Jiang Feiling clones slaughtered them.

Witnessing this brutal scene, he glanced at Li Tianming, who stood calmly atop the Governor’s Mansion, seemingly detached from the situation.

The Holy Emperor of Painting was filled with extreme frustration, a stark contrast to Li Tianming’s predicament.

Enraged, he even used the power of the Illusion God to shout at Li Tianming, “Li Tianming, you traitorous villain, you have committed grave crimes! Are you not prepared to stop? It’s fine if you want to die, but do you know the danger your rebellion against the Emperor has brought to others?!”

His voice suddenly resounded throughout the entire Old Capital, shaking the very skies above.

Li Tianming, who had been calmly observing the battle, suddenly became piercingly focused upon being ordered, his gaze sharpening as he declared:

“I, Li Tianming, have always acted with integrity and honesty. What crime have I committed?

Furthermore, the young emperor tried to intimidate me, but failed. Does that mean I’m rebelling against him?”

“Besides, the outcome is still uncertain. If there is a crisis, it’s certainly not my doing. If the young emperor hadn’t intervened, we wouldn’t be in danger. Don’t confuse cause and effect!”

Li Tianming’s words were resounding and forceful, his eyes radiating imperial majesty.

Facing Li Tianming’s response, the Holy Emperor of Painting did not back down. While bracing himself against the attacks from the white-haired Jiang Feiling, he sternly retorted:

“You, a disciple of the Heavenly Emperor Sect, don’t fight honestly. You’ve chosen to collude with an enemy! This is cheating!”

“Now you’ve colluded with foreign enemies to slaughter members of the Heavenly Emperor Sect, openly plotting to kill my Holy Emperor within this sect, and even attacking the Li Clan’s army! You’re betraying the Heavenly Emperor Sect!” “

If we hadn’t stopped you, you would have stormed the Little Emperor’s Ship and attacked the Emperor!”

“Your actions now constitute the heinous crime of exterminating nine generations of your family, an unforgivable sin!”

“Not only you, but because of your willful actions, all your followers were also involved in these events. Even as accomplices, they will be exterminated along with their entire families!”

However, facing his questioning, Li Tianming stared intently into his eyes, his voice ringing out:

“Whether I have committed a heinous crime cannot be determined by your words alone. Your so-called conviction has no evidence or theoretical basis; it is purely your conjecture!” “

First, the conflict that erupted today was caused by the young emperor sending his retainer, Elder Wei, to slaughter my people. Elder Wei and his accomplices, the two Grand Masters of the Nine-Star Imperial Clan, have been captured by me with irrefutable evidence. Their execution on the spot was entirely lawful!”

“Now, everyone has seen the evidence and knows that the young emperor committed a crime, violating the regulations of the Emperor’s Heaven Plan. Yet, I did not retaliate against the young emperor; merely executing these perpetrators is more than enough!”

“Second, even though I have given the young emperor ample face, he has turned around and intensified his attacks on me and my Divine Treasure Clan, attempting to launch a plan of massacre and extermination!”

“All of this has been witnessed by the people of the world. I believe everyone has their own judgment on who is right and who is wrong; there’s no need for you to twist the truth here!”

“Third, you keep accusing me of colluding with foreign enemies. This has never happened. I, Li Tianming, have a clear conscience!” “

The Holy Emperor of Painting, who had been rendered speechless by Li Tianming’s words, suddenly widened his eyes upon hearing the last sentence.

His face flushed crimson with rage as he roared, ‘Traitorous wretch, how dare you utter such words! You said everything was being observed and left for everyone to judge, but when it comes to your own words, do you think everyone is blind? These women are clearly not registered, they don’t belong to the Heavenly Mandate Army, and they certainly don’t belong to the Heavenly Emperor Sect!’

Faced with the other’s fury, Li Tianming remained calm. He slowly said, ‘Besides joining the Heavenly Emperor Sect, there’s also joining the Legion. You seem to have forgotten that there’s another possibility that could make them my confidants, in accordance with the regulations of the Heavenly Emperor Plan…’

‘There is no possibility. You are colluding with foreign enemies, an absolute capital offense!’” “The Saint Emperor of Painting glared angrily.

Li Tianming ignored his rage and said with piercing eyes, “These ten powerful figures above the Heavenly Venerable level are actually my wives, not outsiders or enemies. Strictly speaking, they are also members of the Heavenly Emperor Sect, family members!”

Boom—!!

Although Li Tianming spoke calmly, his words exploded in everyone’s ears like a thunderclap!

Everyone in the old capital, whether they were Li Tianming’s people or the young Emperor’s people, were instantly stunned, their eyes wide with disbelief!

For a moment, no one uttered a sound; the silence was terrifying…

You could hear a pin drop in the entire old capital!

But Li Tianming’s words echoed in everyone’s minds, still buzzing!

After a long while, the Saint Emperor of Painting opened his mouth in disbelief and said, “Wh…what?”

He thought he hadn’t heard clearly! But

!

With so many people watching, it’s impossible that not everyone heard!

Many Celestial Venerable experts, whose souls had been nearly blasted away by the shocking news, finally regained their senses from beyond the heavens and returned to their bodies. They were so shocked they were speechless!

“This is impossible!”

“Li Tianming is absolutely talking nonsense!”

“He’s actually saying that these terrifyingly powerful figures are all his wives?”